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This volume in honour of Johannes van Oort, formerly University of Utrecht, presently Professor of Patristics and Gnosticism at the Universities of Nijmegen and Pretoria, and past-President of the International Association of Manichaean Studies (IAMS), brings together a rich variety of studies on Augustine, Manichaeism, and other Gnostic currents, thus reflecting the honorand’s research interests. The unique collection is divided into four sections: I. Studies in Augustine: Confessions, Sermons, Letters & De Haeresibus; Augustine on Grace & Pluralism; Augustinian ‘Gnosis’; II. Studies in Manichaeism: Origins & Myth; Doctrines & Cult; Diffusion & Art; III. Studies in Manichaeism and Augustine: Doctrines; Polemics & Debates with Manichaean Contemporaries; IV. Studies in ‘Other Gnosticism’: Gnosticism and ‘Apocryphal’ Texts; Sources of (Ps.) Hippolytus’ Refutatio; the Gospel of Judas; Modern Yesidi Gnosticism. The 35 studies are preceded by an overview of Prof. van Oort’s scholarly activities and publications

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""The editors of this volume state that their purpose is to produce a volume that is both 'a Festschrift and an inspiring collection of studies'. In both these aims they succeed admirably.[...]This volume forms a fitting tribute to the work of Johannes van Oort, and each essay is a carefully crafted celebration of a topic that resonates with the research of the scholar being honoured. The essays will appeal to a variety of different audiences, but all share a richness and depth of scholarship that makes this an outstanding collection."" – Paul Foster, in: The Expository Times 122 (2012) ""... a large number of interesting contributions, written by a a great many leading scholars."" – Gijs Martijn van Gaans, in: Vigiliae Christianae 66 (2012) ""... should have a place in every research library"" – Birger Pearson, in: Religious Studies Review 37 (2011) ""As will be clear, the scope of this volume is extensive. Scholars with a variety of research interests will find much that is new, and it can be wholeheartedly recommended for the standard collection of research libraries. The paperback edition, for which we thank Brill Publishers, will facilitate a wider distribution of its learned scholarship. Mattias Brand, in: Numen

'The editors of this volume state that their purpose is to produce a volume that is both 'a Festschrift and an inspiring collection of studies'. In both these aims they succeed admirably.[...]This volume forms a fitting tribute to the work of Johannes van Oort, and each essay is a carefully crafted celebration of a topic that resonates with the research of the scholar being honoured. The essays will appeal to a variety of different audiences, but all share a richness and depth of scholarship that makes this an outstanding collection.' Paul Foster, The Expository Times 122 (12) ... a large number of interesting contributions, written by a a great many leading scholars. Gijs Martijn van Gaans, Vigiliae Christianae 66 (2012) ... should have a place in every research library Birger Pearson, Religious Studies Review 37 (2011)

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Jacob Albert van den Berg, Ph.D. (2009) in Theology (cum laude) at the Radboud University of Nijmegen, is minister in the Refomred Church in the Netherlands (Groningen). Annemaré Kotzé, D.Litt. (2003) in Latin Literature, University of Stellenbosch, is a Lecturer in Latin, Greek and Ancient Cultures at the University of Stellenbosch. Tobias Nicklas, Dr. theol. (2000), Habilitation (2004), is currently Professor of New Testament Studies at the University of Regensburg, Germany. Madeleine Scopello, Doctor in Classics and Philosophy, University of Turin; HDR, University of Sorbonne, Paris, is Directeur de Recherche at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique at the University of Sorbonne, Paris.

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